Appointment of Three Members of Emergency Board No. 204 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute

The President today appointed the members of Emergency Board No. 204, created by Executive Order No. 12486 of August 24, 1984, effective August 25, 1984. This Emergency Board will investigate a dispute between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen representing employees of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation.

Robert E. Peterson, of Briarcliff Manor, NY, will serve as Chairman. He is an arbitrator who has served as chairman and neutral member of over 70 boards of adjustment. He has held various positions in personnel and labor relations for the Long Island, New York, and Pennsylvania railroad systems. He was born December 5, 1929, in Bronxville, NY.

Daniel G. Collins, of Amagansett, NY, has been a professor of law at the New York University School of Law since 1961. He is also an impartial member of the New York Office of Collective Bargaining. He was born March 29, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY.

Herbert L. Marx, Jr., of New York, NY, serves as a permanent arbitrator to the United States Postal Service and postal unions for the northeast region. He is also a member of the Office of Collective Bargaining for the city of New York. He was born February 1, 1922, in New York City.